they are free now, and told us their story together for the first time. >> terrill swift: we all of us got one thing in common-- we did an extensive amount of time in jail for something we didn't do. and that's the bottom line. >> pitts: they each were sentenced to terms that ranged from 15 years to life. terrill swift, michael saunders, vincent thames, and harold richardson were convicted in one rape and murder; james harden, robert taylor and jonathan barr, in a different one. all were found guilty based solely on confessions. jonathan, you went in as a14- year-old boy. >> jonathan barr: yes, sir. >> pitts: what'd you come out as? >> barr: came out as a 34-year- old man. >> michael saunders: yeah, we was young, little kids. >> james harden: i miss my mama, man. i miss my mom and daddy, man. i miss my mama. it seemed like some days, i can't function. >> pitts: she die while you were in prison? >> harden: yeah. >> pittstheir troubles began in 1991 when chicago was in the midst of a violent crime wave-- more than 900 homicides in 12 months. police were under enormous pressure to solve t